‘This is Us star’, Chrissy Metz recently sat down for an interview with MarieClaire and below are some excerpts from the revealing exchange:

On her weight:

If you ask Metz how much she weighs, she won’t have a specific answer ready for you. “I don’t worry about numbers,” she tells MarieClaire.com. “It just messes with my mind.” The 36-year-old says of her childhood, “Fat was like a cuss word.” Food for her equaled the notion of love, such as grilled cheese sandwiches her grandmother would make when Metz came home from school. But it was also the enemy: When Metz was 11 and overweight, her mother signed her up for Weight Watchers. “I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tried [to lose weight],” laments Metz, who describes herself, at various times, as “plus-size,” “big,” and “overweight,” but rarely “fat.” She added, “But if I had. I would never have gotten this role.” Continue reading →